Supporting Young People to Avoid Early Parenthood
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1 Manchester Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Supporting Young People to Avoid Early Parenthood Risk Assessment Tools for Professionals
2 Introduction Who is at risk? Manchester has one of the highest under-18 conception rates in England. In parts of our city, more than 1 in 10 young women conceive before their 18th birthday. Having children at an early age can damage young women s health and wellbeing and limit their education, career and economic prospects. While individual young people can be competent parents, all the evidence suggests that teenage parents and their children are much more likely to experience a range of negative outcomes in childhood and later life. Teenage pregnancy is a complex issue, affected by young people s knowledge about sex and relationships and their access to contraceptive advice and services, and influenced by aspirations, educational attainment, parental, cultural and peer influences and levels of emotional wellbeing. Young people need both the means and the motivation to resist unwanted sexual experiences and to put off parenthood until later in life. In Manchester, we are concentrating on ensuring that young people receive better information about sex, relationships and sexual health; understand the importance of using condoms and contraception, and feel confident to access services; and be supported to make positive choices in relation to their sexual health. Teenage pregnancy in Manchester: our targets In June 1999, the Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) launched the national Teenage Pregnancy Strategy with the aims of reducing the number of teenagers who become parents and improving support for teenage parents. Two targets were set: to reduce the under-18 conception rate by 50%, and to increase the proportion of teenage mothers in education, employment or training to 60%, both by Manchester is required to achieve a 55% reduction in the under-18 conception rate from 61.3 per 1,000 in 1998 (baseline) to 27.6 per 1,000 in Despite the best efforts of local partners, the conception rate has increased since The most recent statistics, for the period , shows a 9.8% increase in the conception rate. The local partnership is now committed to accelerating progress towards achieving a sustained downward trend in the under-18 conception rate. Manchester provides excellent support services for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents. We are making good progress towards increasing the proportion of teenage mothers in education, employment and training. Full information about local support services and our prevention programmes can be found on our website: Key messages for young people: Most young people don t have sex under the age of 16. Don t be pressurised into having sex until you feel ready. It s your choice when to have sex and no one else s take control, be prepared and be responsible. If you are having sex, practise safer sex. Local sexual health services provide free and confidential information, advice, and contraceptive supplies even for under-16s. It is better to put off parenthood until you are older. Having a baby is hard work. It is important to work with all young people to address their sexual health needs. Young people benefit from accurate information about relationships, sex and sexual health; opportunities to develop confidence and skills to make informed decisions; and knowing how to access contraception and sexual health services. However, young people have different needs, and some require more support than others. The characteristics of young people who are at higher risk of becoming a teenage parent and the factors that contribute to that increased risk are now much better understood. Where young people experience multiple risk factors, their likelihood of becoming a teenage parent increases exponentially. Risk-taking behaviour Poor and inconsistent use of contraception Alcohol and substance misuse Previous pregnancy or abortion Poor mental health Involvement in crime Assessing risk These risk assessment tools have been produced to assist the identification of children and young people most at-risk of early parenthood. The tools set out the risk factors for teenage parenthood and possible interventions to support young people to avoid unplanned, unwanted teenage conceptions. 1 Risk Assessment Checklist The Risk Assessment Checklist can be used when planning or delivering work with groups of young people. It is best used as an aide memoir and is not designed to be a formal assessment. It is a useful tool to determine whether group members are at heightened risk of teenage parenthood. 2 Risk Assessment Tool Education Risk factors Deprivation Low educational attainment Dislike of/not attending school Leaving school at 16 with no qualifications Social circumstances Daughter of a teenage mother Living in care Ethnicity Parental aspirations The Risk Assessment Tool can be used to help determine whether an individual young person is at risk of early parenthood. The tool should be used alongside other assessments. It is best used when there are existing concerns about a young person s lack of aspiration, sexual behaviour, or desire to become a parent.
3 Risk Assessment Checklist This checklist can be used when working with individuals or groups of young people. It is best used as an aide memoir and is not designed as a formal assessment. Add up the number of risk factors that the young people you are working with are exposed to. Then have a look at the suggested actions in the box below: Risk factors Being a child of a teenage parent Being a teenage parent already Growing up in a poor household Living in a deprived area Poor educational attainment Not engaged in learning Being in care / care leaver Family breakdown / lack of support Sexually active from an early age Having multiple sexual partners Tick Risk level Suggested actions Score High risk Moderate risk Low risk There is a high risk of teenage parenthood. Appropriate intervention is required to protect their sexual health. Young people should be referred to, and supported to access, local sexual health services. There is a moderate risk of teenage parenthood. Young people should receive information about sex, relationships and sexual health, be supported to develop self-esteem, confidence and aspirations, and signposted to local sexual health services. There is a low risk of teenage parenthood but the young people will benefit from appropriate information about sex, relationships and sexual health, and information about local sexual health services. In line with the Common Assessment Framework checklist and form, the intention with the Teenage Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tools is to identify and build on strengths; the interventions suggested below should be seen as positive actions that professionals can consider to support young people in making informed choices with regard to their health, wellbeing and parenthood. The focus is on ensuring that young people: have accurate information about sex have the opportunity to discuss relationships understand the importance of using condoms and other forms of contraception. know how Suggested interventions The interventions are designed to support young people to develop both the means and the motivation to avoid unwanted sexual experiences and to put off parenthood until later in life. Interventions to prevent teenage conceptions and to reduce sexual risk-taking include: Discussing sex, relationships and sexual health with young people, raising their awareness and responding to their identified needs. Signposting young people to local contraceptive and sexual health services Inconsistent use of contraception Wanting to be pregnant / parent Regular user of alcohol / drugs Poor emotional well-being Experience of sexual abuse Involved in crime Advising young people that a full list of local sexual health services is on Working with young people to raise their self-esteem and self-confidence, to improve their emotional health and wellbeing. Helping young people to improve their knowledge about sexual health and to develop the attitudes and skills to manage risk-taking and experimentation and to recognise abuse and exploitation. Exploring with young people how to develop skills and confidence to negotiate positive relationships. Supporting young people to remain in, or to gain access to, education, employment or training. Ensuring that young people have access to Sex and Relationships Education (SRE). Ensuring that pregnant young women, young mothers and young fathers have early access to appropriate multi-agency support. Risk Assessment Checklist
4 Risk Assessment Tool This tool can be used to help determine whether a young person is at risk of teenage parenthood. It should be used as a supporting tool alongside other assessments. It is best used when there are existing concerns about a young person s lack of aspiration, sexual behaviour, or desire to become a parent. It is important that the young person understands the purpose of the assessment and provides consent. Due consideration should also be given to relevant policies, including confidentiality and safeguarding. The tool should be used as a basis for a conversation. Score each of the following risk factors. Some risk factors are weighted more than others. After scoring, have a look at the suggested actions on page 9. Risk factors Weight Score Vulnerable groups Has supportive peers 0 Known to social care (current or historical) 2 Looked after child (current or historical) 3 Learning difficulties 3 Young offender (current or historical) 4 Sexual behaviour No previous sexual experience 0 Self-reported safe sexual behaviour 1 Self-reported unsafe sexual behaviour 5 At risk of/sexually exploited 5 Teenage pregnancy No personal or family history of teenage pregnancy 0 Is a teenage parent 3 Family member became pregnant as a teenager 4 Has had an unplanned pregnancy 4 Wants to become pregnant 5 Alcohol and drugs Drug use/misuse (current or historical) 4 Alcohol use/misuse (current or historical) 5 Adult support Has supportive relationships 0 Lack of family engagement with professionals 4 Has no supportive relationships with adults 5 Home situation Happy with home situation 0 Affected by bereavement 2 Family breakdown/unsettled environment 3 Lack of family support 4 Lack of age appropriate boundaries 4 Living situation Happy with living situation 0 Not living with parents 2 Living in a neighbourhood with high conception rates 4 Breakdown of foster placement 4 Semi-independent (eg. supported housing) 4 Homeless 5 Abuse Family member became pregnant as a teenager 0 Has had an unplanned pregnancy 2 Wants to become pregnant 3 Education, employment and training Attending education, employment or training 0 Plans for education, employment or training 1 Not in education, employment or training 4 Sporadic attendance 3 Table continued overleaf Risk Assessment Tool
5 Risk factors Weight Score Risk level Suggested actions Score Exclusion from education No history of exclusion 0 Between one and three fixed-term exclusions (in an academic year) 1 Regular fixed-term exclusions (more than three in an academic year) 2 High risk Moderate risk The young person is at high risk of early parenthood and appropriate intervention is required. Referral to contraceptive services is essential. The young person is at moderate risk of early parenthood and should receive information about sex, relationships and sexual health and be referred to contraceptive services and other appropriate services Permanent exclusion 3 Non-attendance/self-exclusion 4 Low risk The young person is at low risk of early parenthood but could benefit from information about sex and relationships and local contraceptive services Exclusion from education Not applicable 0 Entered for GCSEs/other examinations 0 Not entered for GCSEs/other examinations 3 Left school without qualifications 3 No future plans 5 Behavioural difficulties No behavioural difficulties 0 Low level disruptive behaviour 1 Frequent disruptive behaviour 2 Engaged in violent behaviour 3 Emotional health No known persistent emotional difficulties 0 Persistent feelings of frustration/anger 3 Evidence of self-harming 3 Persistent unhappiness (sadness) 3 Persistent lack of motivation 4 History of emotional neglect 4 Low self-esteem/confidence 5 Suicide attempts 5 Total Suggested interventions If you have used the risk assessment tool, you might want to discuss the following interventions with the young person. These interventions should build on identified strengths and should be seen as positive actions that professionals can consider to minimise the risk of teenage parenthood. In all cases, the young person should be involved in the decision-making process, supported in making choices, and possible interventions should be negotiated and agreed with them. Agreed actions should be recorded in the appropriate documentation. Interventions to prevent teenage conceptions and to reduce sexual risk-taking include: Discussing sex, relationships and sexual health with the young person, and directing or referring them to contraceptive and sexual health services. Some young people will need extra support to access these services. Local services are listed on our website: Contacting alcohol, drugs, and sexual health services for professional support and to make appropriate referrals. For issues of self-esteem, emotional health and wellbeing, seeking support and recommendation from child mental health services. Considering interventions to improve the young person s knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to sex, relationships and sexual health, and to manage their risk-taking behaviours. Securing learning support for children and young people who fall behind in school. Skill development to help children and young people form positive relationships and to resolve conflict. Encouraging engagement in work experience opportunities, volunteering, and out-of-school activities that foster success, ambition, and contribute to raising aspirations. Ensuring support for children and young people experiencing family breakdown or conflict. Considering referring parents to sources of parenting support. Ensuring that children and young people in care have access to enhanced sexual health information, advice and support, and know how to access contraceptive services. LAC nurses can support this. Risk Assessment Tool
6 Contraception and sexual health services in Manchester Manchester has a good range of contraception and sexual health services, including dedicated services for young people. For full details of all services, including support services for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents, please visit our website: Young people s services Brook in Manchester Dedicated contraception and sexual health service for young people aged under 19. Brook is based in Lever Street and operates Monday to Saturday. Brook also delivers education outreach. Tel: FRESH (Palatine Contraception and Sexual Health Service) FRESH are dedicated contraception and sexual health clinics for young people aged under 25. FRESH clinics are based at The Hathersage Centre, Wythenshawe Forum, Harpurhey and Plant Hill clinics. Contact the service for opening times. Palatine also offers education and clinical outreach. The Hathersage Centre Harpurhey Health Centre Wythenshawe Forum Plant Hill Clinic Pharmacies Some local pharmacies offer a contraception service and sexual health service, prescribing the contraceptive pill, emergency contraception ( morning after pill ), free condoms, and providing chlamydia screening and treatment. An up-to-date list of participating pharmacies is available on the web. GP: Check with your own GP. Sexually transmitted infections GUM clinics are confidential clinics that specialise in the testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Self-referrals are welcome. GUM Clinic, The Hathersage Centre, MRI Tel: GUM Clinic, North Manchester General Hospital Tel: GUM Clinic, Withington Community Hospital Tel: RU Clear? RU Clear? is the Greater Manchester chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening programme for young people aged under 25. Screening and treatment sites are located across the region. Free postal test kits are also available. Visit the website for further information. Tel: C-Card C-Card is the free condom distribution scheme for young people. Condoms are available from a number of sites across Manchester for young people registered with the scheme. Tel: Outreach service A new clinical outreach service will be launched in winter Check the website for further information, clinic times and venues. Contraception Palatine Contraception and Sexual Health Service This is a comprehensive contraception and sexual health service for men and women of all ages. Clinics are located across the city. Check the website for clinic locations and times. Tel: Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) Emergency hormonal contraception, also known as the morning after pill, can be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse, but is more effective the sooner it is taken. It can be obtained, free of charge, from: Palatine Contraception and Sexual Health Service Tel: Brook in Manchester (under-19s) Tel: Pharmacies EHC can be obtained, free of charge, from over fifty local pharmacies. Check the website for an up-to-date list of participating pharmacies. NHS Walk-In Centres Ancoats Community Clinic Burnage Walk-In Centre Manchester Piccadilly Walk-In Centre Withington Hospital Walk-In Centre Wythenshawe Forum Walk-In Centre GP: Check with your own GP. Services in Manchester
7 For further copies of this document, please Copies can also be downloaded from our website: This document has been based on the Risk Assessment Toolkit developed by the Teenage Pregnancy Team, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, and the Risk Assessment Checklists produced by the Teenage Pregnancy Co-ordinators from Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Cumbria and Lancashire. Content has been used with permission. August 2008
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